Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-23
MENTAL CLOUDS.


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Mind Affections.
David Swing, in the Chicago Journal.
The eclipse Of memory which has suddenly fallen
upon the once bright mind Of q Chicago young
lady awakens, indeed, widespread sympathy Tor
the young beauty and her home circle. but 1t also
compels US to perceive that the different faculties
occupy different parts Of the brain tissue and thus
Calamity to beloved girl casts light upon the
physical basis of Intellectual action. This lady
awoke from sleep and did not know her OWL
sister or the other members OF her family. Hdz
mother fingered upon the borders OF some Wen.
known being, but to her sister and brother and
father she spoke as to strangers Her language,
her reasoning power, her happiness remained, but
the world OF persons had vanished to be succeeded
Dy interesting people, but persons who were un-
s sno"h TINS upon some part OF the brain ds.
evicted.
is the seat of consciousness, and that the little
nerve which leads from the memory OF persons TO
that citadel OF consciousness has been injured and
That, therefore, no communication can De made
from the suburb to the central city, Blindness re-
suits from some paralysis OF little thread which
runs from the eye to the brain, and while the eye
feet In ability yet owing to the injury to the In
termediate nerve, the image on the retina cannot
In the dark caverns OF the brain, but the image
cannot travel In the dark II the bridge be down
between, for the abyss Is b0ttOmle6S. In the case
decate spiders wep Saturs may M s repair the
injury, and the lost persons may all return sud-
denly as they departed. Generally such injuries
are frreparable, but we are glad that they are not
always So
Some years ago Mr.. Frank MILESTONE Of Gin
% @ his s M @
his Judgment was gone. and he was dangerous
because his love was liable to make him offer up
himself or some person to the honor OF some one
else. He was taken to the Columbus Asylum
and, after a few weeks, his reason came back, and
came instantly. He saw at once that he was In
told him that his perfect reason had come back
He was soon back among his friends, and never
suffered from return OF the malady.
The Rev. Marcus Orm0nd, of oxford, Ohio, was
stricken Instantly with the loss OF his language
He knew his children, wife, and all his friends but
he could not recall the name OF any one or OF any
thing Language had gone He was not dumb,
but he did not know what word to use. His world
was all around him, but the name Of things had
departed. Sitting by his window one day, perhaps
month after the attack, he suddenly uttered the
word 'peaeh" to some blossoms which were near
the window. He retained great physical power
and all his reasoning faculties. The blight had
fallen upon the names OF things. Very slowly
words came back until he could count upon q
hundred or two of terms, but he never was able to
command words enough to enable him to resume
any work as public speaker. He must have lost
thousands OF these names in an instant OF time.
what nerve it was which thus became impaired
and cut off names from the central consciousness
After some boys had returned from a circus
they attempted to rival the gymnasts they had
just seen, and they began with the handspring
act. One lad fell rather heavily upon his head
and neck, and DEAFNESS set In and became total
The youth OF that happy hour in the circus is now
man OF twenty-fOur or twenty-five, but the
world OF sounds has left him, never to return. He
was musician, and can now play the piano for
others, while to his own heart there comes ne
sound whatever from the instrument Some
thread Was snapped In that moment Of innocent
play.
Not all OF the brain Is made use Of by the mental
powers. A large part of it is, perhaps, only the
hull OF the nut or the bark OF the tree 1t may be
lighting army. Mr.. Jessup, of Hamilton, Ohio,
shot a Mr. Smith through the head Just above the
ear. The ball went through the head. but Mr..
Smith not only did not die, but he suffered par
ticular injury from the invasion OF his BRAIN
chamber. He was put to bed and was expected TO
breathe his last In a few minutes, but he did not
meet the pubic expectation.
Thus, after we have chased the mind into the
brain, we are still ignorant OF the part played in
Intellectual action by this that part OF the bulk
total Mr.. Webster had large brain, but We do
not know what was the Office OF his extra ounces.
They may have been supply stores which were fed
out TO the tOing cells within.
II Is sad that the bright and happy mind OF Miss
l.. should now be found among these abnormal
phenomena or nature; II Is pit1ful to think that
her scepter OF friendship has departed, and that,
able and willing to love many friends she has
come to the sad pass OF not knowing q sister or
brother from stranger. Perhaps all this cloud
will suddenly pass away and the lost will be
found.